| Although you may not use a computer on a regular | | | | for installation. |
| basis, and the only spreadsheet you use is the one on | | | | Calculators. Save yourself even more time and use |
| your bed, don't stop reading this until you have thought | | | | the calculators to figure out quantities for bearing walls, |
| about the huge amount of time you might spend on | | | | joists systems, concrete walls and more. |
| estimating construction costs. | | | | Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates and proposals |
| Back when computers weren't as popular as they are | | | | into documents and exports both to the printer. |
| today, finding an estimate for equipment or a job | | | | The other areas of the software include permits, fees, |
| usually took an hour each time you had to look up the | | | | set-up, demolition, rubbish removal, and renovation. |
| price in a book. And the costs associated with getting | | | | It's amazing how many multimillion dollar companies are |
| the new edition of that book every year made the | | | | still using pen and paper or Excel spreadsheets, or |
| whole process almost not worth the time and money | | | | small companies using ridiculously complicated |
| put into it. | | | | programs they struggle to learn and are too |
| With construction estimation software, your time is | | | | sophisticated for them. Your life will become much less |
| reduced to how long it takes to turn on your computer, | | | | complicated, you will save paper, and your time spent |
| and click your mouse about 5 or 6 times. And the | | | | on estimating even large jobs will be slashed down to |
| amount of information that is at your fingertips far out | | | | a minimum. |
| distances as much as a whole library of estimation | | | | To sum up, time and money are two important |
| books. | | | | considerations for any industry, job, or company. What |
| Some of the quick and easy tools that come in a | | | | you want is a balance between quality estimates, fairly |
| construction estimation software package include: | | | | inexpensive labor, and quality work. While the only thing |
| Up to date material prices. The material prices in | | | | that construction estimation software can really do for |
| construction estimation software are updated | | | | you is provide quick and accurate estimates, the other |
| frequently. | | | | two areas will fall into place as you spend less time |
| Man-hours and crew rates. All work estimates include | | | | estimating and more time running your business and |
| a recommended crew and a typical rate per man-hour | | | | finishing jobs. |